There is no official national register of pensioners in the country of Uganda:

10 June, 2016

 

By Nelson Wesonga, Kampala

 

Government says it does not have records of pensioners due to “lack of data and personal files.”

According to the ministry of Public Service, many pensioners do not show up for verification thus leading to delays in payment of their monthly dues and the once off gratuity.

The State minister for Public Service, Mr David Karubanga told MPs during plenary that the ministry will, carry out a census and biometric validation of pensioners starting February 20.

“The ministry of Public Service does not have a national register of pensioners,” Mr Karubanga said yesterday.

“Despite the decentralisation of pension management, a number of votes [ministries] have not verified the records on the payroll.”

A day earlier, Aruu Member of Parliament, Odonga Otto had told the August House that many pensioners have not been paid for several months.

Many were, therefore, depending on their relatives – who already have other financial responsibilities – to pay their bills or to buy basics.

Those without relatives are borrowing items from shopkeepers.

Shopkeepers though can only lend them for a few months expecting to be paid once they get their gratuity.

Following Mr Odonga’s remarks, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga said the government was treating the senior citizens disrespectfully.

On Wednesday, Mr Karubanga also said the Public Service ministry had for the last four years not carried out verification of pensioners “due to funding shortage and lack of clear addresses" [of the pensioners].

The verification of the pensioners will be done between February 20 and March 24 at the district headquarters by Face Technologies.

According to Mr Karubanga, Face Technologies will do the work, which the ministry failed.

However, it is still not clear how much the ministry will pay the company.

Face Technologies is the company that processes driving permits for motorists.

Workers Members of Parliament Margaret Rwabushaija and the Erute Member of Parliament Jonathan Odur said the government should tell Ugandans when it would pay the pensioners all their arrears.

Mr Karubanga said payments are the responsibility of the Finance ministry.

All that Public Service does is to furnish the Finance ministry with the particulars of the claimants.

 

 

Muha-kanizi on spot over Shillings 90b farmers' cash:

By Yasiin Mugerwa

Posted 29 September, 2014

 

 

The Secretary to the Treasury, Mr Keith Muhakanizi who kept calling himself “ born again Christian” was today pushed on the wall and forced to apologise for the “inefficiencies” in the running of a Shs 90 billion facility meant for helping the poor farmers access cheap credit.

The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee noted “gross inefficiencies, conflict of interest and lack of supervision of the funds” on the part of Bank of Uganda and Ministry of Finance. Because of lack of supervision, PAC Chairperson Ms Alice Alaso said, the money has gone to the well-off farmers at the expense of the poor farmers and written off more than Shs499 million in bad debts.

On December 3 2009, the Governor Bank of Uganda Prof Emmanuel Mutebile wrote to Ministry of Finance, saying that Bank of Uganda could not monitor the implementation and evaluation of the facility, citing conflict of interest however to date, Mr Muhakanizi had not taken action. The ST apologised for “inefficiency” saying “he is also human”.

The committee expressed concerns about the possible risk to the funds and ordered Muhakanizi to streamline the monitoring of the scheme within one month. Officials from BoU told the committee that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Finance and clearly STATED that monitoring of the agriculture 

credit facility will not be their mandate.

Mr Muhakanizi returns to PAC next week.

 

But The suffering goes on without any social welfare in this poor African country:

 

Nakasango nga asindika kitawe bagende okusabiriza ssente.

 

Taata Omusoga ava e Iganga ate nga mulema oluusi antuma okumugulira bamalaaya wano mu Kampala:

 

By Lawrence Kitatta

 

Added 21st September 2016

 

Nakasango anyumya bw’ati:

Nzuukuka ku makya ng’obudde tebunnakya ne tutegula ebikunta oluvannyuma taata bw’aba yeetewuulizzaako mu kaveera nkakwata ne nkasuula mu kipipa kya Kcca ekiri e busukkakkubo. kyokka oluguudo ndusala mmagamaga emmotoka zireme kunkoona.

Bwe tuba twasuze n’amazzi tunaabako mu maaso era tunywako oluusi ne njolekera Kiswa gye nsoma mu P1.

Taata eyandibadde ampa ssente za bodaboda okuntwala ku ssomero ate nze mba nnina okumusindika ku kagaali nga tuva e Lugogo we tusula ku mulyango gwa GTZ.

Olumu ku ssomero anzigyayo ssaawa 4:00 ne tugenda ku kkubo gye tusabiriza. Olumu nsoma naye olulala nnemererwa.

Olusoma oluwedde nakola ebibuuzo era okuva olwo saaddayo kusoma. Buli lunaku tuzunga ekibuga kumpi okukimalako ne mpulira nga n’obugere bunfuuyirira.

Kasango ng’azingako akaveera akakola nga bulangiti e Lugogo okumpi ne siteegi ya New Vision, we basula ate Nakasango nga yeetereza batandike olugendo lw’okubuna ekibuga nga basabiriza.

 

Naye taata bw’atuuka ku kaserengeto olwo ng’anteeka mu maaso ng’akagaali kayiringita. Taata yangamba nti maama wange ye Nasim Namulondo abeera Iganga era gye yanzigya okundeeta e Kampala okutandika okusabiriza ku luguudo.

Enkuba bw’etonnya mu budde obw’ekiro olwo ne tuyimirira ku lubalaza we tusula olumu n’okutukuba etukuba naddala ng’erimu kibuyaga.

Obudde buli lwe buziba mba mu kweraliikirira. Taata oyo talina nsonyi antuma okumuyitira bamalaaya ekiro!

Omanyi bwe tuba twebase nsula ku ludda kw’assa ebigere wabula olumu ngenda okusisimuka nga mpulira anninnya mu maaso, ngenda okulaba nga mukazi.

Olumu mpulira n’amaloboozi ekiro naye nga sirina kyakukola. Bw’aleeta bamalaaya nga sinneebaka olwo nsituka busitusi ne ntuula ku kkubo mu kayumba ka siteegi ya New Vision okutuusa lwe bamaliriza naye ate olumu nneekanga nsuze awo. Olumu antuma e Nakawa ngule sooda.

Wano nga beetegeka okugenda.

 

TAATA YANZIBA AWAKA

Bwe yali yaakandeeta okunzigya mu kyalo ng’annyambaza nnyo engoye z’abalenzi nga tayagala bamulaba kumanya nti ndi muwala naye kati nange nnyambala ngoye z’abawala.

Nzijukira nali mbeera ne maama wange ne jjajja, twali tuzannya ne baganda bange be twabeeranga nabo awaka, abakulu tebaaliwo kw’olwo taata yajja awaka n’anzibawo n’antwala ewa jjajja omulala.

Ono kirabika ye maama we amuzaala wabula nga naye saamwetegereza bulungi era simumanyi. Taata bwe yawulira nti gye yanzigya baali batandise okunnoonya kwe kunzigyayo n’andeeta e Kampala.

Kye nzijukira twatuuka kiro era ekkubo eryatuleeta sirimanyi naye angamba nti ewaffe Iganga we wali ekyalo kyaffe.

Wabula okuva lwe natandika okubeera ne taata embeera tebeerangako nnyangu kuba ennaku ezisinga tusiibirira capati n’amazzi emmere tugirya lumu na lumu ate tugirya Kataza Bugoloobi kuba we wali eya layisi gy’asobola okugula.

Eno ku 1500/- tufuna ebijanjaalo n’akawunga ate ennyama ya 3,000/- naye ennyama emirundi gye nnaakagiryako mbala mibale ate essowaani tugigabana.

 

In Uganda, the NRM Central Government has celebrated  20 years since the Land Act was passed at the National theatre grounds, Kampala:

Several lawyers attended the event  to work and assist the public on issues of land tenure and transactions, land searches, mailo titles, and the African language translations in land laws:

24 November, 2018

Written by Zurah Nakabugo

One of the largest tropical deforestation in the world......Brazil native lands.

 

 

A nursery bed for various crops that might change the landscape of African lands in the next decades

 

 

Due to the increasing cases of land disputes, the ministry of Lands has advised the public against keeping land titles in the names of the deceased because wrong elements stand a higher chance of grabbing such land.

Dennis Obbo, the ministry of Lands spokesperson, says people who keep Mailo Register Volumes (MRVs) and Final Certificates (FCs) in the names of deceased persons make it easy for land grabbers to forge such titles.

He calls upon anyone with MRVs and FCs to return them to the registry as soon as possible and get new titles under the current block and plot system.

 

“Many people have titles of MRVs and FCs which are documents from close registers, and they are no longer in use.  So, any person with such type of titles should bring them to registry for updating,” he says. “The issue of updating our documents within the current land system is very important.”

Obbo said this last week during conclusion the three-day celebration to mark 20 years since the Land Act was passed at National theatre grounds. Several lawyers attended the event on pro bono work and assisted the public on issues of land tenure and transactions, land searches as well as verification of titles, not to mention laws.

The Land Act, was enacted by parliament in 1998 and fully operationalized in 2004. Obbo says the ministry’s biggest challenge is most tenants on the mailo land in Buganda region don’t have legal documentation which confirms their registration or right possession on the land. This, he says, has contributed to increasing illegal land evictions.

“When a buyer goes to carry out a search in the land registry, the registry doesn’t show these encumbrances of tenants because they [tenants] have not received the certificates of occupancy as provided by the Land Act. So, due to this, tenants end up being branded as tresspassers, yet they are bonafide or lawful occupants,” he says.

At the same event, Berna Bakkidde, the director, programmes at Landnet Uganda, said there is a lot of ignorance  when it comes to people’s rights and responsibilities in relation to land, especially on the side of buyers where some people don’t even make land searches before they buy the land and in the end they end up losing money.

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The celebration of land laws that were passed 20 years ago and these very land laws are now causing social problems is a bit out of place. One thinks that in no time the celebration will turn to tears as those Africans displaced in their own land territories recover their rights to land ownership. Because really, they have no where else to go and live in this very difficult world.

 

 

 

 

 

A Police brutality photo in Uganda has won a journalist an Award:

By George Katongole

UGANDA, Kampala. The shot is that of a police officer ruthlessly dragging an unarmed Makerere University guild president Papa Were Salim.

The image, which portrays the commotion that lasted about 10 minutes against an unarmed civilian, is the overall winner of the 2018 Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA) competition, announced at a gala at The Square Place in Industrial Area, Kampala, on Thursday night.

The picture by Daily Monitor’s Alex Esagala depicts a demonstration in June by Makerere University students opposed to the proposed increment of tuition in some courses by as high as 100 per cent and ending the provision of free meals to students on government sponsorship.

Getting the photo

Mr Esagala, 26, had to follow the heavily armed police officers from the Main Building where the demonstrators started their march. Were, then a fourth year Veterinary Medicine student, was picked from the School of Psychology and dragged by three police officers as another helped keep away those that attempted to rescue him.

Mr Esagala kept in company of police, who scattered other demonstrators by firing teargas and live ammunition.

His goal was to show the kind of unprofessionalism of the Uganda Police and how they violate rights.

By instinct, he set the camera in rapid mode, taking as many shots as possible. At times, he could not open his eyes but simply aimed the camera in the direction of the commotion as many people, even journalists, were forced to retreat.

The magical shot

Mr Esagala’s perseverance eventually paid off with his unique photos, which Judge Yasuyoshi Chiba, said was “a perfect example of a press photo image.”

“A pulled tie stretched by the force of police officer, a smoke of tear gas in the background, the widely opened mouth of resisting student - details of this single photo make us stop to think,” Chiba said.

Mr Esagala told Daily Monitor that he was honoured to receive the award.

“I am happy that this particular image won but I am saddened that the police officers are yet to be brought to book,” he said.

Mr Esagala, who has worked for the Daily Monitor, Uganda’s largest independent newspaper as chief parliamentary photojournalist, also won the 2017 photojournalism award organised by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME).

Mr Esagala is proud of his mentor, Mr Dominic Bukenya, who he says helps him select the best images to present.

Mr Bukenya is Daily Monitor’s multimedia editor.

Mr Esagala was rewarded with a professional-level Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR camera kit among other prizes.

Mr Michael Kakumirizi, another Daily Monitor photojournalist, received honourable mention in the news category, which Mr Esagala won, while Mr Abubaker Lubowa was runner-up in the same category.

Minista Muyingo awadde amagezi abavubuka ba Buganda bave ku matatu ne walagi w'obuveera:

By Musasi wa Bukedde, Samuel Kanyike

 

Added 17th July 2018

 

MINISITA avunaanyizibwa ku matendekero aga waggulu Dr. JC Muyingo era nga mubaka wa Bamunaanika mu palamenti alabudde abavubuka nti bwe banalemera ku matatu, okunywa walagi w'obuveera n'okukwanakwana abawala ba kusigala emabega munkulaakulana.

 

Yasinzidde mu kukwasa amabaati 250 okusereka essomero lya Lunyolya P/S mu ggombolola y'e Kalagala mu Luweero n'asaba abavubuka okweyambisa obulungi ebiseera nga bakyalina amaanyi bakole.

Abatuuze naboi yabasabye okwegyamu okwenyooma bakole okufiirawo, okwongera ku ssaawa z'okukola ate bwe bafuna ensimbi bazikekkereze n'okuterekako lwe bajja okugenda mu maaso.

 

"Obwavu bukyali bungi mu byalo naye nga ekitusibye mu bwavu kwe kuleka emmwanyi n'ensuku ne bizika ssaako okufuna ssente ne tuzirya kivubi njagala muyige empisa y'okukekkereza n'okutereka tufune ssente okusobola okuweerera abaana n'okwetusaako ebirungi ebirala' Dr. Muyingo bwe yagambye.

Dr, Muyingo yasuubizza okutegekera emisomo gy'enkulaakulana eri aba LC abaalondeddwa basobole okuwagira enteekateeka za gavumenti ez'okukulaakulanya ebyalo byabwe.

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Ensi nyingi zijjuza ebyuma ebikuba kalata nokukola buli kika kya mwenge naye zigezezaako nyo okutambuza obulungi obulamu bwa bavubuka, nabakadde. Abavubuka ba Buganda ne Uganda okubagoba ku mwenge ne kalata mpozzi ne social media governmenti erina kubatekerawo ekyokukola ekirala. Ate mubwangu ddala kubanga bangi ensi ya Uganda bagidduseemu bagilese kifulukwa.

 

Sebo mukulu Muyingo, amabanja ge nsi Uganda, getuwulira nti abaana babavubuka bano bebanazaala bebajja okugasasula okugamalayo mu myaka 74 kibaletera stress nebesanga nga emitwe gibatabuka. Bagwamu amanyi! No oppurtunity. No hope. Jo juuzi abazungu bangi bekalakasa nyo munsi zabwe zisonyiwe okubanja ensi enjavu nga ne Uganda mweri. Bazisonyiwa naye ate kibabuuseko mumyaka mitono kasokede babasonyiwa mabanja, nga ensi enjavu ate zigudde mumabanja amalala amayitirivu obungi enyo.

 

 

 

 

 

In the international city of Kampala, the problems plaguing Usafi city market needs a national economic comprehensive audit after the KCCA's self audited report:

Usafi Market sits on 22 plots of land, which make 6.11 acres of land at Kalitunsi, Mengo-Kisenyi in Kampala. Usafi market was bought by government through KCCA in 2014 from Safinet (U) Ltd at a staggering Shs39b to assist NRM political supporters acquire business.

 

 

By Amos Ngwomoya

 

19 February, 2018

KAMPALA. A Statutory Internal Audit report for the second quarter of FY 2017/18 has punched holes in the Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) management of Usafi market, calling for urgent intervention to avoid loss of revenue.

The report dated January 31, 2018, a copy of which Daily Monitor has seen, was compiled by Mr Canon Moses Bwire, the KCCA director of Internal Audit upon request by the executive director, Ms Jennifer Musisi.

The Audit sought to establish whether the current tenants in Usafi market are on the list taken over by KCCA, whether or not the vendors have KCCA allocation letters and whether or not the current tenants pay the KCCA monthly rent.

Usafi market was bought by government through KCCA in 2014 from Safinet (U) Ltd at a staggering Shs39b. All property in the market including shops reverted to KCCA.

However, the report shows that four years down the road, there are still inconsistences in the numbers of Lock Up shops, stalls and tenants.

According to the report, there is absence of both allocation letters and tenancy agreement, non-payment of monthly rent by several tenants, absence of a market master, subletting without approval and absence of some working tools for staff in the facility.

Although the market register from the KCCA director of gender, community services and production, Ms Harriet Mudondo as at May 31 2017 indicated that there were a total of 33 vacant Lock Up shops, the report found out that only 10 were found vacant during the field visit by the team from the internal audit directorate.

“…some Lock Ups/shops changed hands with and without KCCA’s involvement,” reads in part the report.

The report adds: “we noted that some Lock Ups have been closed for over a year and others being sublet, but no action is being taken”.

On November 17, 2016, Ms Mudondo appointed an allocation committee composed of six members to streamline activities in Usafi market for purposes of stimulating business growth.

The team, was among others supposed to; take stock of the current position in the market, reviewing all new application and ensuring all information is captured and matching applications with available stalls and Lock Ups.

Others were; allocation of stalls/lock Ups to qualifying applicants, publishing final allocations, handling complaints from vendors and publishing the list of entire market allocation.

However, the report notes that the committee had not yet published a list of final allocations and a list of the entire allocation.

The report further states that the allocation committee that was appointed by the director of gender was slow in carrying out the mandate entrusted to it.

In the report, Mr Bwire notes that some unscrupulous people are tarnishing KCCA’s image by charging exorbitant rental fees through sub-leases and denying the genuine traders the desired working space hence increasing the number of street vendors in the city.

Section 29 (1) of the KCCA Market Ordinance, 2006 stipulates that a person to whom a pitch, stall or shop has been allocated within a market shall not without permission of council, sublet that pitch, stall or shop.

Mr Bwire further stresses that the lack of key working tools like computers, a printer and the internet for KCCA staff in the market makes it difficult for them to access mails and other information technology related services and preparation of relevant data and reports.

According to information from KCCA’s directorate of revenue, Lock Ups in Usafi vary in rental fees according to their size. For instance, there are Lock Ups for Shs 360000, Shs288000, Shs188000, Shs90, 000 and Sh13000 per month while stalls go for only Shs 65000 per month.

The report recommends KCCA’s director of gender to take stringent measures against subletting, appoint a market master, strengthen enforcement measures for collection of monthly rent and recovery of previous arrears and issue tenancy agreements to all tenants.

Mr Henry Mutibwa, the chairperson of Usafi market acknowledged the fact that there are no tenancy agreements but he revealed that KCCA’s allocation committee is processing them.

“All these problems will be no more because KCCA wants all operations in Usafi to be streamlined. For instance, although there are still some manipulative middlemen, subletting has reduced. We are hopeful that when all operations are streamlined, business will move on normally,” he said.

But Mr Erias Lukwago, the Kampala Lord Mayor, said that the problems plaguing Usafi market needs a comprehensive audit, arguing that there is more than the eye meets.

“I have received a number of complaints about the operations of that market. My team has come up with a bill which will be presented to council when we resume so that we can handle the issue of city markets since there is no legal framework governing them,” he said.

Mr Lukwago further revealed that he has received reports of fresh ownership wrangles over Usafi market by city businessmen, but he didn’t disclose their names.

Mr Peter Kaujju, the KCCA director of communication couldn’t be reached for a comment.

But Ms Beti Kamya, the Kampala Minister, acknowledged receipt of the report and she said that she would take action on the queries raised.

Usafi Market sits on 22 plots of land, which make 6.11 acres of land at Kalitunsi, Mengo-Kisenyi in Kampala.

angwomoya@ug.nationmedia.com

 

 

 

BUKADDE MAGEZI ASSOCIATION

Ffenna tukulakulane association

 

Omusawo we Kinnansi omwatikirivu wano e Buganda yewaddeyo okuyamba omutuuze abadde avunda amagulu munyumbaye:

Added 1st March 2017

 

Bya JOSEPH MUTEBI

 

EMBEERA y’omusajja eyabadde avundira mu nnyumba e Kannyogoga mu ggombolola y’e Nagojje mu Buikwe Maama Fiina gwe yadduukiridde n’amutwala mu ddwaaliro e Kiruddu etandise okusanyusa.

Steven Zziwa 40, ku Mmande, Sofia Namutebi ‘Maama Fiina’ yagenze ku kyalo gy’abadde avundira n’amuggyayo n’amutwala mu ddwaaliro e Kiruddu oluvannyuma lw’abasawo b’e Kawolo okumulemererwa wabula bwe yatuuseeyo ne bamulongoosa amagulu n’ebisambi ebyabaddemu amasira n’atandika okufuna ku buweerero.

 

 
Zziwa eyabadde ayogera eggulo ng’olaba obulamu bukomyeewo yagambye nti abasawo baamulagidde alye amagi munaana buli lunaku ku makya ana n’ekiro agatteko amata, obutunda, ennyama, enkoko ne kalonda omulala asobole okuddamu amangu era byonna Maama Fiina yabisasulidde okutuusa lw’anaawona.

Maama Fiina yagambye nti, “Zziwa bw’anaatereramu agenda kumutwala mu ddwaaliro ly’e Kisubi ku luguudo lw’e Ntebe lye bayita ‘COSU’ bamumenye amagulu agali gaagongobala olw’omuliro baddemu bamuyunge awone asobole okuddamu okutambula obulungi.

Ssaawa zino Zziwa ajjanjabwa mukyala we Amina Nankya wadde omusiguze gw’amanyiiko erya ‘Paatu’ yamufunyisa olubuto mu kiseera bba w’abeeredde ku kitanda e Kawolo ng’ali ku ndiri.

 

 

 

This is one of the new generation of School children at Kabinja, Budo Primary and Secondary School that lived during the 1955/1960. The country of Buganda and Uganda had not as yet got their independence and these countries were under the Protectorate of British colonialism.

 

The call of advice to the elderly as time passes by!

 

26 November, 2022

 

By World Media

 

The Graduating class of Primary School year 6 at Kabinja Hill.

In the picture seated on the floor left to right; James Tusubira Luutu Sempebwa, Michael Kigundu, Spire Masembe, Paul Senengo, Ntale Kamanyi, Kato..., Kalyesubula, Erisa Kibanda,

 

In the picture seated on chairs; Rodney Sempa, Rev Bugimbi, Mr Lijjalingi, Lukwago..., Mr Kibirige, Miss Sarah.

 

In the picture standing behind last; Lumu.., Tom Mwesigwa Kitayimbwa, Jim Nagenda,

Michael Kiwanuka Kasule, Sam Kigundu, Semadaali Konde, Paulo Mwesigwa Kafeero, Sebatindira, Philip Mutebi, Abraham Minawa, Tim Mugerwa, Mutyaba..., Philip Kasirye, I.K Musaazi, Patrick Makumbi Jim Kiwanuka,

 

The rest who do not feature in the above photo but did attend during that time fill up the following list of students;

Anne Semugoma, Esther Nakityo, Florence Walusimbi, CharlotteSsali, Miriam Nassozi Sekamatte, Alpha Nakakande, Nakawunde Nabitwere, Nalubowa Nabaggala, Rita Lumu Maguzi, Jim Naggenda, Dan Kangave, Wasajja, FrankSewaali, Paulo Kizza Senengo. Tom Mwesigwa, JamesTusuubira, Konde Semadaali Mutyaba, Musaazi, Sam Kiggundu, Patrick Kamya, Kato, Minawa, Duncan Kibaya Sembajwe, Paul Mwesigwa, ErisaTusubira, Wakayamba and finally but not least Paulo Magambo.

 

The message from the editorial of the Kabinja pioneers is for  all involved in this association to make contact as soon as possible because many of them are currently getting very old and unfortunately some too have passed away. God bless.

Obwetavu bwa sente buli kubuli mutuuze yenna alimunsi. Kyoka kilabika wano mu Africa nga abakadde bebasembayo okulowozebwako ku bya sente. Kubanga era abakadde be bamaze ekiseera ekinene munsi eno buli kiseera eddukanyizibwa nensimbi.
IT IS EVERYBODY' BEST IMAGINATION INDEED FOR OUR MILKY WAY

Endless nurses strikes paint a bad picture(uncivilized) on the long serving African government of Uganda: 

10th June, 2022

 

The endless strikes by health workers are a sign of a failed relationship between workers and the government, Dr Rose Nanyonga, an Associate Professor of Nursing Leadership at Clarke University, has said.

“A strike is a symptom of a failed relationship and in this regard, it’s a failed relationship between the nurses and the government because nurses are making demands from the government. The two parties need to agree on whatever the demands,”  Dr Nanyonga told Daily Monitor in an interview on Tuesday.

She said nurses don’t strike that often because they put life first. The nurses suspended their strike four days after the initiation on May 26.

 

Children who are sick without any money for treatment wait patiently for the nurses on strike

“As one of the nurses’ leaders who represent not only the students, but also train a lot of colleagues in the country, I believe it is time to listen to each other. It’s not good to blame each other, it doesn’t lead to a productive solution,” Dr Nanyonga said.

“We still have certain demands that have not been addressed and it’s more prudent for all of us to go back and find what the problem was and construct the solution. When you don’t have access to a well-trained doctor, or a specialist, in most cases you will have access to a nurse so it’s important for stakeholders, patients and Ugandan citizens to actually understand how to handle our health care providers that serve the country,”  she added.

Where the modern African hospitals came from during the colonial times

 

Investing in nurses and  then exporting them

Improve the status of nursing profession

Hold off strike

The UNMU leadership suspended their strike last week after the government, amid threats of sacking the striking workers, signalled to them that the issue of enhancing the salary of the carders will be addressed in the budget for the next financial year.

Nurses, midwives and allied health workers want the government to pay certificate holders Shs1.3m, diploma holders (Shs3 million) and degree holders (Shs4.8 million) in the next financial year. But the government said they will enhance the salaries in a phased manner because of limited resources.

Mr Justus Cherop Kiplangat, the UNMU president, said they got a letter from the Ministry of Public Service and consulted the Ministry of Health before suspending their strike.

“We have not yet seen the money. Sometimes the government can promise and doesn’t deliver. Should that money not be there in the budget, we have given them a notice of 90 days to sort out themselves, because for us we shall go back to industrial action,” he said.

 

Hospitals in Africa started on the voluntary basis through the Christian missions and the medical fraternity.

Mr Cherop admitted that many of their members were against suspending the strike because  they were not sure whether the government will enhance their salary to the required level.

Health officials also met the leaders of allied health professionals last week, and resolved to suspend the strike, which started on May 16, as government resolves the issues of salary enhancement and scheme of service.

 

There is another medical problem patient that has been refused admission in Nakaseke Hospital and his medical condition cannot be shown.  He lives in Bukattira, Lukumbi, Semuto. Luweero region where President Museveni liberated the people of Uganda in a protracted civil war. Please ring +256753278332 to Mr Eri Ssewanyana to help this young man get emergency medical treatment at Mulago hospital.

 

Ekirinsanyusa Yesu kumberera mukiseera ekyokufa

 

What nurses do in their hospital work

· Prescribe medication, examine patients, diagnose illnesses and provide treatment

·Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests

·Gather health histories, perform physical examinations and diagnostic procedures

·Develop and implement treatment plans

·Dictate and document all patient interactions

· Notify managing physician about unusual or unexpected events or problems

· Effectively communicate with diverse populations, including physicians, employees, patients, and families.

 

Omulwadde ono obulwadde abufunidde Buwalabu. Yetaaga obuyambi bwa malwaliro ga Uganda.

 

 

ABATO NA BAKADDE BONNA BALWALA ENDWADDE

This is the lady usually found on the streets of Kampala:

 

Lwananga Olutalolwo Okulwana Okulungi

Lekanga okweralikirira, Tulina omusaale waffe.

 
 
 
 

The eldery civil servants of Uganda trying to help out betwen the social misery

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Buliisa Town and the surrounding villages near the oil drilling project in Western Uganda are all suffering environmental flooding for two years now:

An appeal has being on going to the government of Uganda as hunger hits hard the citizens of these places:

 

Written by URN

 

Such flooding has been going on for the last two years and all sorts of  infection is high with humans and wild life

 

Buliisa district flood victims are calling on the government to come to their rescue, saying they are languishing in poverty almost two years after their displaced by the rising water levels in Lake Victoria.

The more than 3,500 flood victims were displaced from the landing sites of Wanseko, Katanga, Masaka, in Kigwera sub-county, Kawaibanda, Butiaba, Boma, Kigangaizi, Tugombili and Walukuba.

Others are from Bugoigo, Piida, Kigungu, Kamagongoro, Serule, Waisoki, Triangle and Magali in Butiaba sub-county, Kabolwa and Kigoya landing sites in Buliisa sub-county.

 

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) earlier donated 137 bags of maize flour, 27 bags of beans, 845 tarpaulins, 217 plastic basins and 1,245 kilometres of sugar to the flood victims in August 2021. But the relief items could not reach all the victims, the majority of whom took refuge in churches, schools and makeshift structures scattered across the area.

 

Their living situation became more miserable when schools reopened and those who were being accommodated in schools had to vacate to give space to learners. They are currently sheltered under trees.

 

Fred Mulyolyo, one of the flood victims at the Bugoigo landing site says that life is very difficult for him and his family after all his three permanent houses were submerged by floods, adding that he has also failed to take back his children to school. Mulyolyo who is currently living in a makeshift structure wonders why the government has ignored them.

 

"We're not really happy with our government. Since we had this [flooding], the government came in as if it was helping us but up to now, there is not any change. We're suffering, my self as I talk here, I have not yet taken my children to school because I have no money. I have no support, I need support from the government. This thing here made us suffer, we don't have anything even what to eat. How can I get money to take my children to school? We need government to come in and intervene in this issue," Mulyolyo said.

 

Ambandoned grass roofed houses floating in flood water

 

Joselyne Tibenda, a mother of four and resident of Butiaba landing site in Butiaba town council has resorted to selling firewood to look after her family after floods submerged her wholesale shop. She says her family can hardly have a meal a day.

 

David Musinguzi, another victim at the Wanseko landing site wonders why the government has not thought of resettling them despite the hardship they are facing.

 

George Mbidi, a resident of the Kigoya landing site in Buliisa sub-county says that life has become extremely difficult for him and his family members ever since the floods submerged their houses. He wants the government to find land and immediately resettle them.

 

Buliisa district chairperson Fred Lukumu has tasked the government to ensure that the flood victims are immediately profiled and resettled by OPM because right now, their condition is appalling. He says they have severally notified the relevant offices for help but since March 2020, nothing much has been done by the government to help the Buliisa flood victims.

 

In August 2021, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja assured the flood victims that the government was already profiling all flood-affected persons in the district and drafting a comprehensive plan for their resettlement.